Rev. George William Henderson pastor of Wellington Street Methodist Church, London, Ontario (1891), was born on the 12th of May, 1855 at Sparta, County of Elgin, Ontario.

He received his primary education at the public schools, and afterwards continued his studies at Montreal Theological College and McGill University. In early life he worked on his father's farm.

Mr. Henderson's early training was that of a Presbyterian, but, at the age of seventeen, he was converted in a Methodist Church, and united with that denomination.

In the year 1873 he was given a local preacher's license, and preached in that capacity for nearly two years. In 1875 he was admitted as a probationer in the London Conference. While on probation he spent two years serving the church at Westminster, and one year at London North and the balance of his probationary term being served at college.

He was ordained in 1881, the Rev. John Wakefield being president of the Conference. Immediately after ordination he was sent to the First Church, Hamilton as assistant to Mr. Wakefield. Since that time he has been pastor of the following stations; Hamilton, Chatham, London Queen's Park, Dresden, and his present charge.

He was journal secretary of the London Conference for two years after the union of the Methodist churches. He has been assistant secretary of his Conference, secretary of Districts, and has been five years in succession District financial secretary. He has for years taken an active part in the work of the Bible Society, and has always been an active temperance worker.

Mr. Henderson is a faithful pastor and a successful preacher of the Gospel, and has risen, very early in life, to a foremost position in the work to which he has devoted himself. He has been twice married - first, on the 11th of May, 1882, to Miss Emma Hunt, of Westminster Township, who died in June, 1886, and, on the 20th of June, 1888, he was again united in marriage to Miss Grace Rothwell, of Chatham. He has two children, a son and a daughter.

Charges: 1875 Westminster, 1877 London North, 1878 McGill University, 1881 First Church Hamilton, 1884 Chatham, 1887 Queens Park London, 1889 Dresden, 1891 Wellington Street London, 1902 Cambridge St. Lindsay,